Six Flags New England to add new water ride at Agawam park

AGAWAM – Six Flags New England plans to add a new water ride, called “Bonzai Pipelines”, to its Hurricane Harbor waterpark for next season.

The flume-like ride has a 65-foot tower. Riders get into individual “DrenalinDrop” launching capsules. The floor drops out from beneath them and they take a 257-foot ride through a twisting pipeline at up to 40 mph.

Six Flags Spokeswoman Melissa Pinkerton said the park is in the process of getting approval from Agawam authorities. She didn’t know when construction will begin. The ride won’t tackle the place of anything already at the park.

Six Flags is also looking for permission to the world’s tallest swing set ride at Six Flags New England. The proposed 385-foot high ride, called the Star Flyer, would replace the “Sky Coaster” ride and require a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals as it exceeds the town’s 200-foot height limit.